Anna Ferraioli Ravel to be part of International Jury

at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Panaji, Goa, during November 21-28.

State focus - Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a small state carved out of Bihar. Movies in the Jharkhand Package include Death in the Gunj, Ranchi Diaries and Begum Jaan.

Jharkhand Day will be celebrated on 24th November, 2018 as part of the festival.

The International Competition jury

The International Competition jury comprises John Irvin, Adrian Sitaru, Robert Glinski, Anna Ferraioli Ravel and Indian member Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

Indian Panorama

26 feature and 21 non-feature Indian films constitute the Indian Panorama.

Olu, directed by Shaji N Karun as the Opening feature film of Indian Panorama

The Non-Feature film Jury selected the film Kharvas, directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale as the Opening non-feature film of Indian Panorama 2018. Prominent Feature films are as follows:

The Feature Film Jury

Comprising thirteen members, it was headed by acclaimed film director and -, Rahul Rawail and included:

1. Major Ravi, Film-maker & Actor 2. Shri Ahathian, Director 3. Shri Ujjwal Chatterjee, Director, Producer & Screenwriter 4. Shri Imo Singh, Director 5. Shri Utpal Datta, Film-maker.

The Non Feature Film Jury

This had seven members was headed by acclaimed film director and editor, Shri Vinod Ganatra. The Jury constituted of the following Members:

1. Shri Uday Shankar Pani, Filmmaker 2. Smt Parvati Menon, Director & Film educationist 3. Shri Mandar Talaulikar, Film-maker 4. Shri Padmaraj Nair, Film Journalist 5. Shri Ashok Sharan, Actor & Producer  6. Shri Suneel Puranik, Actor, Director & Producer

Tunisia

This year, there will be a special presentation of Tunisian films.